Ecclesiastes 8:3

Geneva Bible (1560)

Haste not to goe forth of his sight: stand not in an euill thing: for he will doe whatsoeuer pleaseth him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the spirite of him that ruleth, rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place: for gentlenes pacifieth great sinnes.
  • Isa 48:4 : 4 Because I knewe, that thou art obstinate, & thy necke is an yron sinew, & thy brow brasse,
  • Jer 44:16-17 : 16 The worde that thou hast spoken vnto vs in the Name of the Lorde, wee will not heare it of thee, 17 But wee will doe whatsoeuer thing goeth out of our owne mouth, as to burne incense vnto the Queene of heauen, and to powre out drinke offerings vnto her, as we haue done, both we & our fathers, our Kings and our princes in the cities of Iudah, and in the streetes of Ierusalem: for then had wee plentie of vitailes and were well and felt none euill.
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 (4:32) And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and according to his will he worketh in the armie of heauen, and in the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, nor say vnto him, What doest thou?
  • Dan 5:19 : 19 And for the maiestie that he gaue him, all people, nations, and languages trembled, and feared before him: he put to death whom he would: he smote whome he would: whome he would he set vp, and whome he would he put downe.
  • Acts 5:8-9 : 8 And Peter sayd vnto her, Tell me, solde ye the land for so much? And she sayd, Yea, for so much. 9 Then Peter sayde vnto her, Why haue ye agreed together, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? beholde, the feete of them which haue buried thine husband, are at the doore, and shall carie thee out.
  • 1 Kgs 1:50-52 : 50 And Adonijah fearing the presence of Salomon, arose and went, and tooke holde on the hornes of the altar. 51 And one tolde Salomon, saying, Beholde, Adonijah doeth feare King Salomon: for lo, he hath caught holde on the hornes of the altar, saying, Let King Salomon sweare vnto me this day, that he will not slay his seruant with the sword. 52 Then Salomon sayd, If he will shewe him selfe a worthy man, there shall not an heare of him fall to the earth, but if wickednes be found in him, he shall dye.
  • 1 Kgs 2:21-24 : 21 She sayd then, Let Abishag the Shunammite be giuen to Adonijah thy brother to wife. 22 But King Salomon answered and sayd vnto his mother, And why doest thou aske Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? aske for him the kingdome also: for he is mine elder brother, and hath for him both Abiathar the Priest, and Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah. 23 Then King Salomon sware by the Lorde, saying, God doe so to me and more also, if Adoniiah hath not spoken this worde against his owne life. 24 Now therefore as ye Lord liueth, who hath established me, & set me on the throne of Dauid my father, who also hath made me an house, as he promised, Adoniiah shall surely die this day.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 He that is slowe to wrath, is of great wisdome: but he that is of an hastie minde, exalteth follie.
  • Prov 16:14-15 : 14 The wrath of a King is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacifie it. 15 In the light of the Kings coutenance is life: and his fauour is as a cloude of the latter raine.
  • Prov 30:31 : 31 A lusty grayhound, and a goate, and a King against whom there is no rising vp.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 8:2
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    2I aduertise thee to take heede to ye mouth of the King, and to the worde of the othe of God.

  • Eccl 8:4-5
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    4Where the word of ye King is, there is power, and who shall say vnto him, What doest thou?

    5He that keepeth the commandement, shall knowe none euill thing, and the heart of the wise shall knowe the time and iudgement.

  • Prov 25:6-8
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    6Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.

    7For it is better, that it be saide vnto thee, Come vp hither, then thou to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine eyes haue seene.

    8Goe not foorth hastily to strife, least thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

  • Prov 24:18-19
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    18Least the Lorde see it, and it displease him, and he turne his wrath from him.

    19Fret not thy selfe because of the malicious, neither be enuious at the wicked.

  • Job 23:13-14
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    72%

    13Yet he is in one minde, & who can turne him? yea, he doeth what his minde desireth.

    14For he will performe that, which is decreed of me, and many such things are with him.

  • Ps 37:27
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    27Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.

  • Eccl 10:4-5
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    71%

    4If the spirite of him that ruleth, rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place: for gentlenes pacifieth great sinnes.

    5There is an euil that I haue seene vnder the sunne, as an error that proceedeth from the face of him that ruleth.

  • Job 36:7
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    7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but they are with Kings in ye throne, where he placeth them for euer: thus they are exalted.

  • Ps 37:7-8
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    71%

    7Waite patiently vpon the Lorde and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.

    8Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.

  • Job 34:21
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    21For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.

  • Prov 22:29
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    29Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.

  • Prov 3:7
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    7Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.

  • Job 9:12
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    12Behold, when he taketh a pray, who can make him to restore it? who shall say vnto him, What doest thou?

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8(5:7) If in a countrey thou seest the oppression of the poore, and the defrauding of iudgement and iustice, be not astonied at the matter: for hee that is higher then the highest, regardeth, and there be higher then they.

  • Job 37:12
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    12And it is turned about by his gouernment, that they may doe whatsoeuer he commandeth them vpon the whole worlde:

  • Prov 4:27
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    27Turne not to the right hande, nor to the left, but remooue thy foote from euill.

  • Prov 24:21
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    21My sonne feare the Lord, and the King, and meddle not with them that are sedicious.

  • Lam 3:37-38
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    37Who is he then that sayth, & it commeth to passe, and the Lord commandeth it not?

    38Out of the mouth of the most high proceedeth not euill and good?

  • 1 Pet 3:11
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    11Let him eschew euil, and do good: let him seeke peace, and folow after it.

  • Eccl 7:18
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    18(7:20) It is good that thou lay hold on this: but yet withdrawe not thine hand from that: for he that feareth God, shall come forth of them all.

  • Job 24:23
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    23Though men giue him assurance to be in safetie, yet his eyes are vpon their wayes.

  • Ps 5:4
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    4For thou art not a God that loueth wickednes: neither shall euill dwell with thee.

  • Eccl 3:14
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    14I knowe that whatsoeuer God shall doe, it shalbe for euer: to it can no man adde, and from it can none diminish: for God hath done it, that they should feare before him.

  • Eccl 8:13
    70%

    13But it shall not be well to the wicked, neither shall he prolong his dayes: he shall be like a shadowe, because he feareth not before God.

  • Prov 19:23
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    23The feare of the Lord leadeth to life: and he that is filled therewith, shall continue, and shall not be visited with euill.

  • Exod 23:2
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    2Thou shalt not followe a multitude to do euil, neither agree in a controuersie to decline after many and ouerthrowe the trueth.

  • Prov 3:27
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    27Withhold not the good from the owners thereof, though there be power in thine hand to doe it.

  • Job 36:21
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    21Take thou heede: looke not to iniquitie: for thou hast chosen it rather then affliction.

  • Eccl 8:11
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    11Because sentence against an euill worke is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the children of men is fully set in them to doe euill.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10Pleasure is not comely for a foole, much lesse for a seruant to haue rule ouer princes.

  • Eccl 5:1
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    1(4:17) Take heede to thy foote when thou entrest into the House of God, and be more neere to heare then to giue the sacrifice of fooles: for they knowe not that they doe euil.

  • Prov 21:1
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    1The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of waters: he turneth it whithersoeuer it pleaseth him.

  • Prov 15:3
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    3The eyes of the Lorde in euery place beholde the euill and the good.

  • Prov 29:26
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    26Many doe seeke the face of the ruler: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lord.

  • Prov 5:21
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    21For the waies of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his pathes.

  • Dan 4:35
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    35(4:32) And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and according to his will he worketh in the armie of heauen, and in the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, nor say vnto him, What doest thou?

  • Ps 36:3
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    3The wordes of his mouth are iniquitie and deceit: hee hath left off to vnderstand and to doe good.

  • Job 36:18
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    18For Gods wrath is, least hee should take that away in thine abundance: for no multitude of giftes can deliuer thee.

  • Eccl 7:21
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    21(7:23) Giue not thine heart also to all ye wordes that men speake, lest thou doe heare thy seruant cursing thee.

  • Ps 135:6
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    6Whatsoeuer pleased the Lorde, that did hee in heauen and in earth, in the sea, and in all the depths.

  • Ps 115:3
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    3But our God is in heauen: he doeth what so euer he will.

  • Job 34:19
    69%

    19How much lesse to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, & regardeth not the rich, more then the poore? for they be all the worke of his handes.